Harem District
منطقة حارم | |
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Coordinates ( Harem): 36°12′28″N 36°31′09″E / 36.20764°N 36.51919°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Idlib |
Seat | Harem |
Subdistricts | 6 nawāḥī |
Area | |
• Total | 736.48 km2 (284.36 sq mi) |
Population (2004)
[1] | |
• Total | 175,482 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
Geocode | SY0703 |
Harem District ( Arabic: منطقة حارم, romanized: manṭiqat Ḥārim) is a district of the Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Harem. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 175,482. [2] Name is identical with haram meaning forbidden in Islam.
The district of Harem is divided into six sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004 [1]):